What color is #88795B?

#88795B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88795B?

The RGB value is 136, 121, 91: 136 red, 121 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88795B?

The complementary color is #5B6A88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88795B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88795B color

#88795B rgb(136, 121, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #88795B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 47.5% green and 35.7% blue (136, 121, 91).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 20% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 33% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Forest (#8E8062), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#88795B color codes

HEX	`#88795B`
RGB	`rgb(136, 121, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 47.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 20%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 33%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 33%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.46, 0.97, 18.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.46, 18.62, 87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.879, 19.665, 12.697)`
Decimal	`8943963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88795B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #88795B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88795B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #88795B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88795b; }
.text { color: #88795b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88795b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 121 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88795b, #81885b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #88795B?: #88795B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88795B?: The RGB value is 136, 121, 91: 136 red, 121 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88795B?: The complementary color is #5B6A88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88795B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.